For some weird reason I couldn't get into the new Brent Weeks novel, so instead I put it down and grabbed a book from my childhood. Artemis Fowl is still really good, I burnt through the first book in a night and then read the rest of the series over a couple of days. It's just got such good characters and a really interesting universe, it also helps the Eoin Colfer is an amazing writer. One of the hardest challenges for writers is being able to write a childrens book that's also smart enough and engrossing enough to appeal to an adult and Colfer (like Rowling) nails it in every novel.
I've picked up another bundle of books to read and hopefully I'll find one that sticks, I've been finding it harder and harder to find books that keep my interested for longer than a few chapters.
I've got 'The Painted Man', 'The Alchemyst', 'The Book of Dead Days' and 'The Tapestry'. I've heard got things about a couple of them, but the others a completely new.
I have also just finished 'The Whisky Rebels'. It was pretty well written and it was a nice break from the fantasy streak that I've been going through for the last couple of months. Well recommended to anyone who enjoys historical fiction.
Bet with Conegamer and AussieGecko that the PS3 will have more exclusives in 2011 than the Wii or 360... or something.
